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South African research finds Omicron variant more contagious but less likely to cause serious illness

Debora Patta speaks with a vaccinologist from South Africa, where the new Omicron variant is spreading quickly, who says it may cause less serious COVID cases than other forms of the virus, despite it being more contagious than previous strains.
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